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Basic Model Evaluation (Maps).

Map plots of basic physical variables of the climate system.

Basic Model Evaluation (Profiles).

Profiles of basic physical variables of the climate system.

Basic Model Evaluation (Time series).

Time series of basic physical variables of the climate system.

Basic Model Evaluation (Zonal Means).

Zonal mean line plots of basic physical variables of the climate system.

Model Evaluation with Focus on Clouds (Annual Cycles).

Annual cycles of several cloud-related variables.

Note

Time ranges for the different datasets differ:

  • ICON: 19790101/19990101
  • CERES-EBAF: 20030101/20221231
  • CLARA-AVHRR: 19990101/20181231
  • CLOUDSAT-L2: 20060101/20171231
  • ERA5: 20000101/20191231
  • ESACCI-CLOUD: 19970101/20161231
  • ISCCP-FH: 19970101/20161231
  • MODIS: 20030101/20181231
  • MERRA2: 20020101/20211231
  • PATMOS-x: 19970101/20161231

Model Evaluation with Focus on Clouds (Maps).

Maps of several cloud-related variables.

Note

Time range for ICON output: 19790101/19990101

The references are multi-observational means from the following datasets:
  • clivi: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), CLOUDSAT-L2 (20060101/20171231), ERA5 (20000101/20191231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231), MODIS (20030101/20181231)
  • clwvi: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), CLOUDSAT-L2 (20060101/20171231), ERA5 (20000101/20191231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20030101/20221231), MODIS (20030101/20181231)
  • clt: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), ERA5 (20020101/20211231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231), MODIS (20030101/20181231), PATMOS-x (19970101/20161231)
  • lwcre: CERES-EBAF (20030101/20221231), ERA5 (20020101/20211231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), ISCCP-FH (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231)
  • lwp: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), CLOUDSAT-L2 (20060101/20171231), ERA5 (20000101/20191231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20030101/20221231), MODIS (20030101/20181231)
  • prw: ERA5 (20020101/20211231), ESACCI-WATERVAPOUR (20020731/20171231), ISCCP-FH (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231)
  • swcre: CERES-EBAF (20030101/20221231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), ISCCP-FH (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231)

Model Evaluation with Focus on Clouds (Profiles).

Profiles of several cloud-related variables.

Note

Time ranges for the different datasets differ:

  • ICON: 19790101/19990101
  • CALIPSO-ICECLOUD: 20070101/20151231
  • CLOUDSAT-L2: 20060101/20171231
  • ERA5: 20020101/20211231

Model Evaluation with Focus on Clouds (Time Series).

Time series of several cloud-related variables.

Model Evaluation with Focus on Tuning (Profiles).

Profiles of variables relevant for tuning.

Note

Time ranges for the different datasets differ:

  • ICON: 19790101/19990101
  • CMIP6: 19950101/20141231
  • ERA5: 20010101/20101231

Model Evaluation with Focus on Tuning (Time Series).

Time series of variables relevant for tuning.

Model Evaluation with Focus on Tuning (Zonal means).

Zonal mean line plots of variables relevant for tuning.

Note

Time ranges for the different datasets differ:

  • ICON: 19790101/19990101
  • CMIP6: 19950101/20141231
  • CERES-EBAF: 20030101/20221231
  • CLARA-AVHRR: 19990101/20181231
  • CLOUDSAT-L2: 20060101/20171231
  • ERA5: 20000101/20191231
  • ESACCI-CLOUD: 19970101/20161231
  • GPCP-SG: 20030101/20221231
  • ISCCP-FH: 19970101/20161231
  • MODIS: 20030101/20181231
  • MERRA2: 20020101/20211231
  • PATMOS-x: 19970101/20161231